Granted Patent
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US 1,094,586 · App. 29/935,554 · Granted Sep 23, 2025
Model vehicle c-hub
Inventors:
Randy Perez (McKinney, TX); Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX); Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX); Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX)
Assignee:
TRAXXAS, L.P.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a model vehicle c-hub as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: PEREZ, RANDY, MR.; ALLMENDINGER, OTTO KARL, MR.; EWING, ADAM COLE, MR.; POTEET, KENT, MR.
To: TRAXXAS, L.P.
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Rear Axle Housing CNC Aluminum Portal Axles High Trail Axles Perfect Substitution for TRX4M 1/18 RC Crawler Upgrade Accessories, ASIN B0CXXMN1PM, as shown in www.amazon.com, no date listed, date found. Oct. 10, 2024. (Y…
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